2023
Watchman device migration and embolization: A report from the NCDR LAAO Registry
Friedman D, Freeman J, Zimmerman S, Tan Z, Pereira L, Faridi K, Curtis J. Watchman device migration and embolization: A report from the NCDR LAAO Registry. Journal Of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2023, 34: 1192-1195. PMID: 37078339, PMCID: PMC10290479, DOI: 10.1111/jce.15909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWATCHMAN procedureSurgical retrievalDevice migrationMortality rateAtrial appendage closure deviceHospital mortality rateAnnual procedure volumeCardiac surgeryHospital eventsPostdischarge eventsOstial sizeDevice embolizationTaller patientsRetrospective analysisClosure deviceLAA ostiumPatientsProcedure volumeHigh mortalitySurgerySubstantial proportionEmbolizationRegistryGreater body massBody mass
2008
Ethnic and racial disparities in cardiac resynchronization therapy
Farmer SA, Kirkpatrick JN, Heidenreich PA, Curtis JP, Wang Y, Groeneveld PW. Ethnic and racial disparities in cardiac resynchronization therapy. Heart Rhythm 2008, 6: 325-331. PMID: 19251206, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac resynchronization therapyHispanic patientsResynchronization therapyWhite patientsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryMultivariate logistic regression modelAdvanced heart failureTreatment of patientsEthnic differencesLogistic regression modelsICD RegistryHeart failureRegistry participantsGuideline useInclusion criteriaUse of CRTEligibility criteriaPatientsMultivariate analysisRacial disparitiesTherapyOutcome variablesSubstantial proportionRacial differencesRegression models